Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2024-04-19

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 19
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 458 vs last sale 56▼ 12 vs year ago 526 · −2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 14 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $298.95/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −113.31 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.
Average price
$298.95
58 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$645
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$121.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs WV average
−5.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545321.701,75518thin
Medium 1548308.411,69014thin
Medium and Large 1-2571304.291,73715thin
Large 1540285.001,5391thin
Medium 1-2558279.501,5582thin
Medium 2571249.391,4254thin
Small and Medium 1540225.001,2151thin
Small and Medium 2533200.001,0662thin
Large 2555200.001,1101thin
One grade step is worth $121.70/cwt here — about $645 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
298.95
—
WV average6 barns · 389 hd
295.37
+3.58
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−5.44
This barn, trailing median4 sales
412.26
−113.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
507455403351median 412.2603/0604/0309/1810/1610/16
Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.27, low $365.19, median $412.26 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,885155.002,9221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,322117.641,5553thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098103.571,1375thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$2,3553thin

Every lot

121 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WV
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Steers300–350Medium 2310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Steers300–350Medium 1313280.27/cwt270.00–295.008773
Steers300–350Large 1325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Steers300–350Medium 1Value Added343305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0462
Steers350–400Medium 2365227.50/cwt227.50–227.508301
Steers350–400Medium 1370288.27/cwt285.00–290.001,0673
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3073
Steers400–450Medium 1426310.35/cwt290.00–322.001,32212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3665
Steers400–450Medium 2-3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Steers400–450Medium 1-2445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2911
Steers450–500Medium 2-3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers450–500Large 2470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Steers450–500Medium 1484317.72/cwt300.00–325.001,53811
Steers450–500Medium 2485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521323.93/cwt319.00–329.001,68810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5722
Steers500–550Medium 1525308.35/cwt300.00–325.001,6198
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2533200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0662
Steers500–550Large 1540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Steers500–550Medium 1-2540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Steers500–550Medium 2545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Steers550–600Large 2555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Steers550–600Medium 1Value Added575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8404
Steers550–600Medium 1-2575284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576318.92/cwt317.00–320.001,8378
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578304.95/cwt282.50–320.001,76313
Steers550–600Medium 2580249.18/cwt247.50–252.501,4453
Steers550–600Medium 1585285.50/cwt285.00–286.001,6702
Steers600–650Large 1600279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers600–650Medium 2-3615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618302.59/cwt285.00–311.001,87027
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625315.58/cwt310.00–318.001,97213
Steers600–650Medium 1628271.33/cwt270.00–272.001,7043
Steers600–650Large 2-3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Steers600–650Large 2643212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,3662
Steers650–700Medium 1675273.42/cwt271.00–276.001,8465
Steers650–700Medium 1-2678275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8652
Steers650–700Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Steers650–700Medium 2685237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6271
Steers650–700Medium 2-3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,99327
Steers700–750Medium 1725239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7331
Steers700–750Medium 2740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5911
Steers750–800Large 1753226.27/cwt220.00–232.501,7042
Steers750–800Medium 1-2755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9255
Steers750–800Medium 1755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Steers750–800Medium 2770237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8291
Steers750–800Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,82812
Steers800–850Medium 1808215.03/cwt205.00–225.001,7372
Steers850–900Medium 2-3855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Steers850–900Medium 1871219.03/cwt209.00–227.001,90822
Steers900–950Medium 2930202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8831
Steers1050–1100Medium 11,060175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8551
Steers1100–1150Medium 11,140145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium 1321264.18/cwt260.00–272.508484
Heifers300–350Medium 2338227.44/cwt225.00–230.007692
Heifers350–400Medium 2370261.25/cwt260.00–262.509672
Heifers350–400Medium 1385270.33/cwt265.00–277.501,0417
Heifers350–400Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Heifers400–450Medium 2-3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Heifers400–450Medium 1436266.81/cwt255.00–272.501,16312
Heifers400–450Medium 2445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1572
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Heifers450–500Medium 2469261.35/cwt220.00–272.001,2265
Heifers450–500Medium 1470266.32/cwt259.00–275.001,25220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers450–500Large 1475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,31031
Heifers450–500Medium 2-3490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2508255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2955
Heifers500–550Large 2515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1071
Heifers500–550Medium 1521257.26/cwt237.50–270.001,34010
Heifers500–550Medium 2-3525234.87/cwt205.00–250.001,2333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532254.02/cwt245.00–258.001,35110
Heifers500–550Medium 2537239.67/cwt225.00–250.001,2875
Heifers550–600Medium 1560238.14/cwt230.00–242.501,33414
Heifers550–600Medium 2561235.45/cwt230.00–240.001,3215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569248.40/cwt242.50–251.001,41312
Heifers550–600Medium 2-3570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2262
Heifers600–650Medium 2-3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers600–650Medium 1612216.57/cwt210.00–220.001,3253
Heifers600–650Medium 2615187.44/cwt185.00–190.001,1532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632229.11/cwt228.00–230.001,44818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2648227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4742
Heifers650–700Medium 2665180.08/cwt170.00–190.001,1983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668221.45/cwt215.00–225.001,47916
Heifers650–700Medium 1672220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4783
Heifers700–750Medium 2703194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3642
Heifers700–750Medium 1730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4971
Heifers700–750Medium 2-3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4984
Heifers800–850Medium 2805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Heifers800–850Medium 1809209.00/cwt175.00–214.001,6918
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7014
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6591
Heifers850–900Medium 1885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium 2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Bulls450–500Medium 1490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Bulls500–550Medium 2530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Bulls550–600Medium 2562202.63/cwt200.00–210.001,1394
Bulls550–600Medium 1565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4692
Bulls600–650Medium 1640229.92/cwt220.00–240.001,4712
Bulls650–700Large 2660195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2871
Bulls700–750Medium 1718214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5372
Bulls800–850Medium 2835157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3151
Bulls850–900Medium 1865160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3841
Bulls900–950Medium 1900137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2381
Bulls950–1000Large 2985111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,885155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,9221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93577.00/cwt77.00–77.007201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139110.21/cwt107.00–113.001,2554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322117.64/cwt116.00–119.001,5553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5802,355.17/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3553

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.